The Conservatives stated this week, that it would never happen. But once again, WRONG !
Today From the Huffington Post;In response to:
House Approves Symbolic Impeachment Inquiry Resolution
There’s no actual need for the House to vote to start an impeachment inquiry, but Democrats are going belt-and-suspenders.
By Arthur Delaney and Matt Fuller
WASHINGTON ? After weeks of GOP criticism that the House of Representatives had not formally opened an impeachment inquiry, House Democrats approved a resolution Thursday formalizing the process, though Republicans griped that it was too late.
The House voted 232-196 in favor of the resolution
, with all but two Democrats and no Republicans voting in favor of the process. Reps. Jeff Van Drew (D-N.J.) and Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) voted with Republicans, while independent Justin Amash of Michigan voted with Democrats.
The resolution lays out ground rules for the impeachment process, including how much time Republican committee leaders will get to question witnesses, guidelines on how Republicans can call their own witnesses, the process for the White House to respond to congressional inquiries, and the overall impeachment process.
In an attempt to finally get the White House to cooperate with their investigations, the resolution would actually give President Donald Trump more rights if he and his staff cooperate with congressional subpoenas, but would take some of those rights away if the White House continues to not cooperate.
Some Democrats have been pushing for a vote, insisting that the process is undefined and could take too long. Republicans, meanwhile, have also been clamoring for a vote, hoping to lock in a partisan impeachment roll call now before any more damaging information comes to light and before public sentiment moves any further.
As Democrats finally called the vote Thursday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi sat in the president officer’s chair and announced the total. There was a spirited, partisan mood on the House floor, which culminated in Republican Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) objecting to the vote after it was called. Griffith’s objection, which was not heard, was apparently for a motion to reconsider, which he did not have standing to make.
Regardless, Republicans yelled for “regular order,” like a sporadic mantra as Democrats moved on to vote on other items.
During the actual debate of the resolution, Pelosi said the rules would guide the decision to impeach the president, and that the decision had not yet been made. She said Republicans were just “afraid of the truth.”
“That is really what this vote is about,” Pelosi said. “It is about the truth. What is at stake? What is at stake in all of this is nothing less than our democracy.”
House Approves Symbolic Impeachment Inquiry Resolution
There’s no actual need for the House to vote to start an impeachment inquiry, but Democrats are going belt-and-suspenders.
By Arthur Delaney and Matt Fuller
WASHINGTON ? After weeks of GOP criticism that the House of Representatives had not formally opened an impeachment inquiry, House Democrats approved a resolution Thursday formalizing the process, though Republicans griped that it was too late.
The House voted 232-196 in favor of the resolution
, with all but two Democrats and no Republicans voting in favor of the process. Reps. Jeff Van Drew (D-N.J.) and Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) voted with Republicans, while independent Justin Amash of Michigan voted with Democrats. The resolution lays out ground rules for the impeachment process, including how much time Republican committee leaders will get to question witnesses, guidelines on how Republicans can call their own witnesses, the process for the White House to respond to congressional inquiries, and the overall impeachment process.
In an attempt to finally get the White House to cooperate with their investigations, the resolution would actually give President Donald Trump more rights if he and his staff cooperate with congressional subpoenas, but would take some of those rights away if the White House continues to not cooperate.
Some Democrats have been pushing for a vote, insisting that the process is undefined and could take too long. Republicans, meanwhile, have also been clamoring for a vote, hoping to lock in a partisan impeachment roll call now before any more damaging information comes to light and before public sentiment moves any further.
As Democrats finally called the vote Thursday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi sat in the president officer’s chair and announced the total. There was a spirited, partisan mood on the House floor, which culminated in Republican Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) objecting to the vote after it was called. Griffith’s objection, which was not heard, was apparently for a motion to reconsider, which he did not have standing to make.
Regardless, Republicans yelled for “regular order,” like a sporadic mantra as Democrats moved on to vote on other items.
During the actual debate of the resolution, Pelosi said the rules would guide the decision to impeach the president, and that the decision had not yet been made. She said Republicans were just “afraid of the truth.”
“That is really what this vote is about,” Pelosi said. “It is about the truth. What is at stake? What is at stake in all of this is nothing less than our democracy.”
Well, a couple more dumb Republican excuses are gone away.
Hopefully, EVENTUALLY, Trump's actual criminal behavior can actually be addressed by Republicans in an honest manner.
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RUSSIAN TROLLS AND AFRICA CONQUEST!
Bow down to your master, Trolls!
I do not see any record of Shiff taking money from Russians.
But, there is evidence of both Trump & McConnell taking Russian linked $$$$.
From The Dallas morning News Aug 2017
GOP campaigns took $7.35 million from oligarch linked to Russia
Donald Trump and the political action committees for Mitch McConnell, Marco Rubio, Scott Walker, Lindsey Graham, John Kasich and John McCain accepted $7.35 million in contributions from a Ukrainian-born oligarch who is the business partner of two of Russian president Vladimir Putin's favorite oligarchs and a Russian government bank.